Show 4 r t N N VO 1 l I Jj i MY L t r l. J iii I j. II I Pity Fity ity the E East t Side Children Their Children Their Theirl Woodland Playground t nd Is Painted on a Brick Wall on on a Very Busy Buy Str Street t NEW YORK In YORK In the v very ry heart of ot Manhattans Manhattan's midtown b belt where traffic space is at a premium Pro pre thero there Is a n. block which for two hours each ach da day bec becomes m mOs mOs' s' s a a p p xi 1 a y y- y ground r L t 1 Its It's Street off ff Seventh ave 1 1 nue le And when I.- I. the noon whistle vs s no hat traffic signs go up and I police station ta tL 0 n ii r the themselves r f a jt r a J either end or of the bl block ck Within 11 a iL couple couple- of r TOO TOO- ments the street tr cl clIs Is alive with men and women from the cloak ft and suit skyscrapers which are ate aU all about Until the hour of ot two this this' block is theirs It is Is' their ono one c chance during during dur dur- ing tho the working day to e escape the shops hops and ard tho the tailor benches and tho the sowing soIng rooms At the busiest moments the thc block becomes mes me's Impassable lI Humans m 1 seemed packed within its area f far fal tighter than sardines in a a. can The Themore Themore more fortunate arrive o early eaily or late and and- play handball the building fronts or briskly up and nd down the toe pavements When the str street et has hns been cleared the Uie gates sates go Up gO Up and its it's returned to city traffic S S Just off oft Tenth avenue there thero lero 1 I is a 3 a. a playground und for tor the thc tenement men children chit chil hl dren 1 which makes a wistful effort to give the sh shut shut-I shut Ins Ins t-Ins' the illusion musio of play in the great open spaces Since most o of thes have never exper experienced the thc great open spaces th the pJ playground chiefs have havo sought to picture 1 It ht for tor them The play is b hemmed In by typIcal tenement and all about an at atm atmOsphere atmosphere at- at m of squalor Yet upon the face of ot th tho brick k wall which b backs kg up Up tho the b boys boys' ys ys' ys section see sec tion of ot the plan playground round are arc painted Indian tepees and scOnes scenes of t woods woods' I and outdoor outdoor- activity c Upon the girls girls' side the arc more romantic scenes s and walks lakes and trees with birds in m the branched the Uie little his lu back To 1 o of the o streets this is 13 a I. I vivid yi release t ken n fh the thic dust and of their surround surround- ings Yet Its It's more than a a. little sad Md if it you OU asked me Altho Although h Manhattan is is' is widely Jy touted as th the land of or heavy avy spend spenders ers gentlemen who try to trade In big money moncy are generally eyed with su suspicion Recently a R. couple of ot friends of mine started out ut to try to bre break k a bill bUl and all aU but had the detective department on their trail trall before they finished Rather than take a chance on changing it several several sev soy eral concerns concerns' concerns allowed them a a. temporary tem tern charge account And at nt least two hotels demand the tho name and address address' of ot anyone for o whom h hOn nl they change a bill bUt of that d denomination S 1 5 Sunday ht dinners in Second avenue Hungarian cafes afes are arB frequently Ire fre Interrupted b by the arrival of or a wedding procession Tho na native native ria- ria na- na tive ceremonial is invariably performed per per- i-fl i formed w l the I tourists look Jook on 11 with wide wido eYes eyes IH The bridal J party larty rt I arrives under the proverbial canopy I I which resembles resemble J. J fa f a small awning j Behind them is the tho chanting dignitary dig I I who Will perform the ceremony ceremony cere cere- m mony ny and then follows a great reat parade or relatives rela ela tives some somo singing singing sing sing- In ing and some mourning All Au efforts at atthe feeding g th the customers customer come come to a 8 ahalt sudden Budden halt balt for tor a n. wedding party means big business business' tor or the tho cat cafe selected selected- it means means' that there will b be fasting amon among many people for tor many ho hours rs However cr the thc mero mere transients arc rc generally so intrigued by the novelty nov no city elty that they care CarO Ul little for the inconvenience c cIt It If the Is cart careful tul In his election of ot East Bast Side din dining In places he ha can conje cone upon such a uJ wedding almost any ny S Sunday night this night this beIn be- be In lug chOl chosen en for it Its holiday cance GILBERT SWAN SWAM Cop Copyright r hl 12 N NEA NA A Service In ln |